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...appointed West Point postmistress by President Polk, served for 49 years. Her mother was born at West Point. Her father, Lieut. Henry Moore Harrington, graduated from the Academy in 1872, was killed with General George Armstrong Custer at the Little Big Horn. For kindly, plain-faced Spinster Grace Aileen Harrington this distinguished ancestry brought its reward: appointment as West Point postmistress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Dishonored Tradition | 8/17/1936 | See Source »

Jurywoman Mrs. Aileen Maguire, life-long friend of the Judge, cried out, "I refuse to sign any such libel! What's the use of impanelling a jury if it has no discretion?" Later she said that the jury had stood ten to two in favor of Mrs. Gavin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Jim Flood's Girl | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

Unmoved by the outburst, Judge Buck said, "Aileen, you had better sit down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Jim Flood's Girl | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

...instructor at a pool near Manhattan; Martha Norelius, who won the Wrigley Marathon in 1929, the Olympic Championship in 1924 and 1928, is now married to Joseph Wright Jr., 1928 Diamond Sculls winner; Helen Wainwright who is giving diving exhibitions on the Berengaria's four-day tours; Aileen Riggin who toured Europe last winter and recently lost a job with Dobbs & Co., bankrupt haberdashers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Swimmers | 7/27/1931 | See Source »

Wasn't it Nice? and I'll Be Blue Just Thinking of You (Victor)?Big Aileen Stanley sings her own obligate to the usual accordion accompaniment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Dutchman and Debuts | 11/10/1930 | See Source »

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